DESPONDENT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DESPONDENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1p3o1n1d2e1n1t1
PlayableDESPONDENT · 10 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESPONDENT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.4
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.4%
Our own measure of how useful DESPONDENT is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPONDENT
No single letter turns DESPONDENT into another word.
How DESPONDENT scores
Scrabble d2e1s1p3o1n1d2e1n1t1 14
Words with Friends d2e1s1p4o1n2d2e1n2t1 17
Face value of the 10 tiles in DESPONDENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPONDENT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DESPONDENT
1 longer words begin with DESPONDENT.
Shorter words from the letters in DESPONDENT
deponents12 deponent11 pendents11 pentodes11 endnotes9 sonneted9 depends11 deponed11 deposed11 despond11 seedpod11 depones10 pendent10 pentode10 spondee10 denoted9 openest9 pentose9 ponents9 posteen9 poteens9 stended9 dennets8 denotes8 donnees8 endnote8 stenned8 stonned8 tendons8 tenoned8 depend10 pended10 ponded10 depone9 depose9 depots9 despot9 dopest9 epodes9 opened9
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Common questions about DESPONDENT
- Is DESPONDENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESPONDENT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESPONDENT worth?
- DESPONDENT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPONDENT?
- No single letter can be added to DESPONDENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DESPONDENT:
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